Leeuwarderadeel (; fy, Ljouwerteradiel) is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the northern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. Its capital was Stiens.

History

On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipality of

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Stadsfries dialects, Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Fri ...

Population centres

* Bartlehiem *

Britsum The village of Britsum is located in the municipality of Leeuwarden (province of Friesland), in the Netherlands. Britsum was built on an artificial bank ('' terp'') running along the eastern side of the former '' Middelzee''. The church, built arou ...

Cornjum Koarnjum ( nl, Cornjum) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden (Friesland province), in the Netherlands. The village is situated between Jelsum and Britsum and a population of around 370 in January 2017. History The village was first ment ...

Finkum Feinsum ( nl, Finkum) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, the '' Slagdijkstermolen''. History The village was firs ...

Hijum Hijum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 385 in January 2017. History It was first mentioned in 1431 as Hehem. The name could mean "the settlement of Haie (person)". ...

* Jelsum *

Oude Leije Alde Leie ( nl, Oude Leije) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden, province of Friesland) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 255 in January 2017. A small part of the village lays within the municipality Waadhoeke. It is on ...

Stiens Stiens is a town in the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As of January 2017, the town has a population of about 7,545. Between 1944 and 2018, it was the capital of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel. History The village was first mentione ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel, June 2015.''

Bartlehiem

The hamlet of Bartlehiem is partially in Leeuwarderadeel partially in

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadiel () is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisla ...

and partially in

Tytsjerksteradiel Tytsjerksteradiel () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region (Trynwâlden) is n ...

References

External links

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Official website
Leeuwarden Former municipalities of Friesland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2018 {{Friesland-geo-stub